Can I undo my vote? I was so distracted by the kangaroo that I misclickulated. Anyway...I always enjoy the novelty of the Anthology versions but in this case the released version has enough funny bits to make it my favorite. John usually makes me laugh with his outbursts but in Take 5 he sounds obnoxious to my ears, perhaps because I've read that he hated the song.

Can I undo my vote? I was so distracted by the kangaroo that I misclickulated. Anyway...I always enjoy the novelty of the Anthology versions but in this case the released version has enough funny bits to make it my favorite. John usually makes me laugh with his outbursts but in Take 5 he sounds obnoxious to my ears, perhaps because I've read that he hated the song.

it wasn't that they used it really, it wasn't the show itself, it was just that, to my knowledge, it was the first time commercially a tv show or commercial had dipped into the Beatles vault (I'm probably wrong). I was a bit offended by the use of it. Over time more and more has used their songs to pitch things so we've become numb to it I guess.

I've never been the biggest fan of Ob la di, ob la da either, (although I'd vote for the released version if I had to choose one over the other), BUT when I saw Macca perform a few weeks ago, I just LOVED when he played it live! He really rocked it, all 16 000 of us were singing along. Way catchier than I've ever heard!

Well, if you want some fun, take Ob-la-di-bla-da. Then you'll like the song.

Wasn't it Paul's brother who told us to try "Medicinal Compound" around about the same time? Now that was supposed to work wonders!!

I voted for Take 5. It has a warmth befitting such a lightweight, whimsical track, and Paul sounds loose and relaxed. Utterly charming reggae rhythm and nice tongue-in-cheek harmonies too.

The released version is swamped by those strident drums and over aggressive sound effects like choppy pianos and loud, forced laughter. The mix is too "busy" and pugnacious for such a gentle track, leaving Paul vocally fighting against the overwhelming mish-mash of noise around him by the end.